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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Havre departments getting ‘exhausted’
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Havre City Council member and Safety Committee Chair Janet Trethewey told the council about the committee’s recent meeting on Tuesday night, including the one major finding, that the police and fire departments, occasionally, become filled with diesel exhaust.
Fair board plans 2012 activities
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
The Great Northern Fair Board continued planning the activities at the fair in Hill County this summer, including the possibility of bringing a reptile attraction and the chance of having some new food attractions.
Domestic violence legal training wraps up
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
A two-day session training law enforcement and court officers how to prevent and deal with domestic violence is wrapping up today at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, paid for through a grant the Chippewa Cree Tribe received to help deal with children exposed to violence.
Fair board welcomes new members
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Great Northern Fair Board members welcomed two new people to the board during its monthly meeting Tuesday at the Hill County Courthouse in Havre.
Highway Patrol: Alcohol was a factor in fatal weekend crash
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
A car crash this weekend killed one man and hospitalized two teenage girls.
Police seeking information from ‘suspicious’ fire
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
If anyone knows anything about “a suspicious garage fire” from 2:30 a. m. Monday, the Havre Police Department would like to hear from them, possibly “for a reward. ”
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Lincoln-Reagan Day dinner: GOP wants input on redistricting
Published: Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
The head of the Montana Republican Party made a call to party members in Havre Sunday to let their voices be heard in the legislative redistricting being planned to go into effect in 2013.
Best lists experience for court
Published: Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Elizabeth Best was in Havre Friday, talking to potential voters, asking if they will support her in her bid to become a member of the Montana Supreme Court.
2-year degree initiative may affect Northern
Published: Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Montana State University-Northern offers some of the state’s best two-year degrees, and the Board of Regents want to help prospective students realize that with a new initiative, College Now.
Fire guts garage; owner glad it wasn’t worse
Published: Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
After a garage on 11th Street burst into flames early Monday morning, Carmen Schafer, one of the house’s residents, is keeping a positive attitude, glad that it wasn’t worse.
Monday, February 20th, 2012
Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner: GOP wants to build on success
Published: Monday, February 20th, 2012
With a full slate of candidates speaking at the annual Blaine and Hill counties Lincoln-Reagan Day fundraiser in Havre Sunday, one message came through strong: Local Republicans need to work and donate if they want to continue their success and take offices in the state and nation.
Local GOP candidates call for backing
Published: Monday, February 20th, 2012
Local Republican candidates for the Montana Legislature called for help turning more of the state red in the 2012 election, saying that it is crucial in helping them pass their ideas to help the state.
Monday, February 20th, 2012
Northern to hold inauguration event for new chancellor
Published: Monday, February 20th, 2012
Montana State University-Northern has had a lot to celebrate lately, and it is going to take some time to do so in April.
Sen. Essmann touts proposed change to Montana Supreme Court elections
Published: Monday, February 20th, 2012
The state Senate majority leader was in Havre Sunday, asking for support of an initiative that would change how voters elect justices to the Supreme Court.
Friday, February 17th, 2012
Sunnyside cramped, more kids on the way
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2012
Havre Public Schools’ boost in kindergarten students luckily happened right after Highland Park Early Primary School finished some renovations, but now the district has to look at where those students are going to be headed.
Enrollment mixed at Northern
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2012
Montana State University-Northern finished counting its students recently, and the results are generally positive, if mixed.
Havre man killed in Lincoln crash
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2012
Bridger Holt, a 2001 graduate of Havre High School, died Wednesday just before 2 a. m. from injuries sustained in a crash near Lincoln on U. S. Highway 200, the Lewis and Clark County coroner reported.
Havre Girl Scouts celebrate centennial, 70th year of Havre scout house
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2012
A slough of events are planned for and by the Havre Girl Scouts in celebration of several anniversaries.
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Cellphone ordinance to stay
Published: Thursday, February 16th, 2012
The debate over the new, though as yet unenforced, cellphone ordinance, one of the most hotly contested issues in the area, continued at Wednesday night’s Ordinance Committee meeting at City Hall.
Singer: Filed in race because dissatisfied with Warburton
Published: Thursday, February 16th, 2012
A newly filed candidate for the state House of Representatives said this morning that she is running for one main reason: She is unhappy with the representation of the house district by its incumbent.
Two Havre men deny guilt in sex case
Published: Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Two young men who are charged that a post-party event went wrong last June claimed their innocence at their arraignment this morning.
Havre woman wins $40,000 Powerball prize
Published: Thursday, February 16th, 2012
A Havre woman said this morning that she has some ideas on what she will use of her some winnings from the Montana lottery, but that she will just “sit on it for a while. ”
Rehberg, Daines keynote speakers at Lincoln-Reagan Day dinner
Published: Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Nearly a score of candidates are expected to speak at the annual Lincoln-Reagan Day Republican fundraiser Sunday.
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Havre woman wins at Powerball
Published: Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
A Havre woman , Jean Watson, has claimed a $40,000 Powerball prize from Saturday night. She matched four of five white balls and added the Power Play option on the tick...
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Havre enrollment figures still look good
Published: Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
After last fall’s unexpected explosion in kindergarten enrollment numbers, the Havre Public Schools elementary district has been waiting to see how many would stick around through the spring count, which, averaged with the fall numbers, affects the district’s budget.
